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J. H. BURROUGHS.

TAP FOR OIL SANS. 7 No. 389,871. 8 Patented Sept. 25, 1888.

N PEPPERS. PhMwI-ilhngnphflr. Washington EC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN HARRIS BURROUGHS, OF BROOKLYN, NEIV YORK.

TAP FOR OIL-CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,871, dated September 25, 1888.

Application filed J uly 10, 1888. Serial No. 279,552. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ornv HARRIS BUR- ROUGHS, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Taps for Oil-Cans, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a tap for oil-cans and the like, which will normally be tightly closed against the escape of the contained liquid, butcan be quickly opened to permit the free discharge of the liquid when desired, and which, while of simple and strong construction, can be cheaply produced.

The invention comprises various novel features of construction and arrangement by which the above results are attainable; and in order that the invention may be fully understood, I will first describe in detail the mode in which it may be carried into effect, and then point out its various features in the claims.

Reference is to be had by letters to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional elevation ofan oil-can provided with a tap embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the said tap on theline m .r, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line y y, Fig. 1.

The top A of the oil-cau shown, which isin this instance presumed to be formed wholly of tinned sheet-iron, is formed near one side with an outer larger opening, B, and an inner smaller opening, 0, and to the top of the can, over both openings B and O, is attached a chamber, D, the construction and arrangement being such that the openings B 0 will lead from the interior of the can into the chamber D at the extreme opposite ends of the same.

The chamber D is by preference stamped out of tin in the form of an arch, which is arranged so as to be axially parallel with the top A of the can, its inner and outer heads, -E and F, respectively, being perpendicular thereto, and the lower edges of the parallel side walls of the arch being formed with inturned flanges G, which, together with the lower edges of the heads E and F, are soldered to the top A, so as to make a strong and oil-tight joint. The outer head, F,is provided with a liquid-discharge spout, G, opening therefrom just above the liquid-opening B in the top A, and the inner head, E, with a number of air-vents, H,

just above the air-opening G in the top A, so that when the spout G and vents H are open on properly tilting the can the liquid contents will flow directly out through the opening B and spout G, and the necessary supply of air will enter through the ventsH and opening 0 and take the place of the discharged liquid.

The spout G is arranged to be closed from the inside and the vents H from the outside by valves I and J, respectively, which are by preference made in the form of rubber-faced buttons, and are fixed and centrally aligned upon a common stem, K, which projects through, and is mounted both to slide and to turn freely in the inner chamber-head, E, so that the spout and ventscan be opened or closed simultaneously on properly working the stem K. To the back of the spout-valve I is rigidly attached a hollow cylindrical shank, L, which is mounted to slide, and also to turn, within one end of a guidecylinder, M, the other end of which is rigidly attached, as by soldering, to the inside of the chamber-head E, around the vents H, and is provided with lateral apertures N to maintain the necessary communication between the vents H and the interior of the can.

In the guide-cylinder M between the inner end of the hollow valveshank L, which is closed, and the head of the cylinder M, formed by the chamber-head E, isinterposed a coiled spring, 0, by which both valves I and J are normally pressed upon their respective seats to close the spout G and vents H, but which will yield to permit the Valves to be opened on drawing the stem K outward.

The guide cylinder M is represented as formed of a piece of tin bent medially to form the cylinder, then outward, and soldered face to face to form a rigid sustaining-web, P, and at its ends oppositely outward to form a fiat base, Q, the opposite parts of which are soldered upon the tops of the bottom flanges, G,

of the chamber to hold the guide-cylinder firmly in position.

On the outer end of the valve-stem K is secured a cross-handle, R, by preference bent inward at its ends, as shown, for conveniently drawing upon the valve-stem, and a catch, S, formed in this instance of a depressed shoulder in the top A of the can, is arranged to engage the end of the handle B when drawn out- IOO ward and turned into a vertical position, so as to hold both valves open while discharging the liquid, and leave the hands free to manipir late the can.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent-- 1. The combination, with a can, of a chamber attached thereto and in communication with theinterior thereof, aspout opening from the side of the chamber, a spout-closing valve within the chamber, having a hollow cylindrical plunger, a cylinder fixed within the chant her to guide the said plunger, and a valveoperating stein projecting through the side of the chamber, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described tap attachment for oil-cans,eonsisting oFasheet-metal arch having end heads provided with a spout and an airvent, respectively, and intnrned flanges on the lower edges of its side walls, a sheet-metal gnide-cylinder having a sustaining-web and base, a plunger, a spout-valve, avalve-stem, an air-vent valve, and a valve-closing spring, all

combined and arranged to operate substalv tially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a can, of a chamber attached thereto,having a discharge-spout, a spring closing spout-valve having a stem projecting from the chamber and a freely-turning handle on its outer end, and a fixed catch on the can to engage the said valve'handle, substantially as described.

t. The combination, with a can, of a chainher having opposite end heads attached to the can and in communication with the interior thereof, a spout and an air-vent opening from the opposite heads of the chamber, a stem mounted to slide and to turn in and projecting through the chamber-head having the airvent, and spout and air-vent closing valves both fixed and centrally aligned on the said stern, substantially as described.

JOHN HARRIS BURROUGHS.

\Vitnesses:

J. W. HAYWARD, 1). B. MYnRs. 

